FAYETTEVILLE, (AP) — Arkansas is having its way with the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.

Dennis Johnson accounted for 140 total yards and a pair of touchdowns to help No. 8 Arkansas beat Tennessee 49-7 for its sixth consecutive victory.

The Razorbacks (9-1, 5-1) kept alive their hopes for a second-straight BCS bowl game — and possibly more. They also earned their seventh straight win against an SEC East opponent.

Johnson led Arkansas with 97 yards rushing, including a 71-yard touchdown run in the first half. He also had 43 yards receiving.

Jarius Wright added five catches for 94 yards, setting the school record for career receptions. Wright now has 154 catches, moving ahead of Anthony Eubanks’ previous record of 153.

Joe Adams made a pair of catches to reach 153 for his career, including a 40-yard touchdown.

Rajion Neal had an 11-yard TD run for the Volunteers (4-6, 0-5).

Freshman Justin Worley, making his third straight start in place of the injured Tyler Bray, was 15 of 29 passing for 210 yards for Tennessee. But Worley also had a costly interception late in the first half.

The Razorbacks had no such critical mistakes while remaining in the SEC and national championship picture.

In addition to Wright’s record-setting night, he and Adams combined to provide two of the more spectacular highlights of Arkansas’ season.

Adams’ gem was his 60-yard punt return for a touchdown, his third of the season and fourth of his career. The Razorbacks were leading 7-0 late in the first quarter when Adams fielded a Matt Darr punt and initially made a move to his right.

When the Tennessee return team collapsed on Adams, he backed up and turned to the left as though he were about to flip the field. When that closed down, Adams turned back to the right — with the Volunteers bouncing off and sliding over him — and streaked down the sideline before slamming down the ball once he crossed the goal line.

The rout was on after that, but the highlights were far from finished.

Wright tied Eubanks’ mark in the second quarter on a 40-yard pass from Tyler Wilson. Wright reached around Tennessee cornerback Justin Coleman to tip the ball up, and it eventually bounced again off his facemask before he was able to dive back and snare the ball just before it hit the turf.

The catch only led to a missed field goal, but Arkansas continued to add to its 21-7 halftime lead in the second half.

Johnson added his second touchdown on a 15-yard run in the third quarter, and Adams extended the lead to 35-7 with a 40-yard catch from Wilson.

Wilson finished 16 of 26 passing for 224 yards and three touchdowns.

The Vols had a chance to trim the Razorbacks’ halftime lead, but Worley was picked off by Tramain Thomas on third-and-goal.

College Football Capsules

No. 2 Oklahoma St. 66, Texas Tech 6

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Brandon Weeden threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns and Joseph Randle ran for three more scores to lead No. 2 Oklahoma State over Texas Tech 66-6 Saturday, making the Cowboys 10-0 for the first time in school history.

The Cowboys, second in the BCS standings this week, next (7-0 Big 12) play at Iowa State before closing their season at home against Oklahoma in the Bedlam game. Win both, and they will likely be headed to the BCS championship game.

Weeden threw touchdown passes of 2, 27, 28, 48 and 66 yards, and had no interceptions before his backup came in late in the third quarter. Justin Blackmon and Josh Cooper each had more than 100 receiving yards.

It was the Red Raiders (5-5, 2-5) most lopsided loss ever. Texas Tech’s Seth Doege completed 25 of 43 passes for a season-low 169 yards and an interception.

TCU 36, No. 5 Boise State 35

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Casey Pachall threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Carter with 1:05 left, then connected with Josh Boyce on the go-ahead 2-point conversion, and Boise State’s Dan Goodale booted a 39-yard field-goal attempt wide right as time expired to give TCU a 36-35 victory against the fifth-ranked Broncos on Saturday.

Pachall threw for 473 yards and five touchdowns as the Horned Frogs (8-2, 5-0) secured a clear path to the Mountain West Conference title and snuffed out the Broncos’ hopes of playing in the BCS championship game.

For the second straight year, a missed field goal could dash Boise State’s BCS hopes.

Pachall shredded the Broncos’ injury-riddled secondary for scoring passes of 75, 74 and 69 yards in the first half.

And he was just as sharp at the end. After Broncos running back Drew Wright fumbled in TCU territory with 2:26 remaining, Pachall marched the Horned Frogs down the field, capping a seven-play scoring drive with a TD pass to Carter to pull within 35-34.

TCU coach Gary Patterson made a gutsy call to go for the lead instead of a tying kick. Pachall hit Boyce in the corner of the end zone to put the Horned Frogs up 36-35.

No. 9 Clemson 31, Wake Forest 28

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired and No. 9 Clemson rallied from 14-points down in the second half to defeat Wake Forest 31-28 and clinch the ACC Atlantic Division title on Saturday.

Catanzaro had missed a 30-yard attempted two minutes before his game winner for the Tigers (9-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). However, Clemson’s defense quickly got the ball back for one last drive. This time, Catanzaro’s attempt was straight and true and sent the Tiger to the ACC title game for the second time in three years. Fans and teammates swarmed Catanzaro in celebration.

Tajh Boyd overcame a poor outing with a two touchdown passes after Wake Forest (5-5, 4-3) had taken a 28-21 lead. Andre Ellington rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers.

No. 19 Nebraska 17, No. 12 Penn St. 14

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Capping the worst week in school history, No. 12 Penn State nearly overcame a 17-point deficit but was stopped short on a 4th-and-1 late in a 17-14 loss Saturday to No. 19 Nebraska.

The outcome was secondary in Happy Valley.

A tumultuous week that began with the arrest of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on shocking child sexual abuse charges ended Saturday with Penn State losing in its first game in 46 years without coach Joe Paterno, who was fired Wednesday.

But a key drive ended when Silas Redd was stopped on the fourth down with 1:49 left at the Penn State 38.

No. 13 Michigan State 37, Iowa 21

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and 13th-ranked Michigan State beat Iowa 37-21 to take control of the Big Ten’s Legends Division.

B.J. Cunningham caught a pair of TD passes for the Spartans, who snapped a seven-game losing streak at Iowa dating back to 1989.

Michigan State (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) took a commanding 31-7 lead with two touchdowns in a 36-second stretch late in the second quarter. Cunningham followed Le’Veon Bell’s 25-yard TD run with a 22-yard touchdown catch to put Michigan State up by 24 at the break.

The Spartans can now earn a spot in the Big Ten title game with wins over Indiana and Northwestern in the next two weeks.

James Vandenberg threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa (6-4, 3-3), which lost its first home game of the season.

The Bulldogs (8-2, 6-1 SEC) won their eighth in a row with a dominating performance in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry. They raced to a 35-7 halftime lead over the stunned Tigers (6-4, 4-3) and finished with their biggest win in the series since 1946.

Georgia can clinch its first division title in six years at home next weekend against Kentucky.

Murray now has 27 TDs for the season — nine in the past two weeks. He broke the school mark of 25 set in 2008 by Stafford, a top pick in the NFL draft.

No. 15 South Carolina 17, Florida 12

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Quarterback Connor Shaw ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lead South Carolina to a 17-12 win over Florida on Saturday.

Freshman Brandon Wilds ran for 120 yards as the No. 15 Gamecocks (8-2, 6-2 Southeastern) pounded the Gators (5-5, 3-5) and left themselves a chance to make it to a second straight SEC title game.

South Carolina led 14-3 after Shaw’s sneak just before the half, but Florida rallied. A 2-yard touchdown run by Jacoby Brissett made it 14-12, but the Gators never threatened again.

The win gives South Carolina six SEC victories for the first time since joining the league in 1992. But the Gamecocks will need Georgia to lose to either Auburn on Saturday or Kentucky next week to win the SEC East.

No. 16 Wisconsin 42, Minnesota 13

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Montee Ball broke the Big Ten’s single-season touchdown record and 16th-ranked Wisconsin trampled Minnesota 42-13 to keep Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the eighth straight year — and stay in the conference title chase.

Russell Wilson had a season-high four touchdown passes. He was on target with every throw and every decision, connecting on all but his last throw, a deep ball that Nick Toon had in his hands but let trickle out as he hit the turf hard midway through the third quarter. Toon, who finished with eight catches for 100 yards and two scores, was shaken up on that play. Wilson went 16 for 17 for 178 yards.

Klein threw for a career-high 281 yards and added 103 yards on the ground for the Wildcats (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 6 minutes of regulation to hand the Aggies (5-5, 3-4) their third consecutive loss.

The Aggies had the ball first in the fourth overtime and moved down to the Kansas State 3 before their drive stalled. Facing fourth-and-1, coach Mike Sherman played it safe and kicked the field goal, and that gave Kansas State the opening it needed.

Klein pounded forward for three yards on third-and-3 at the 18 for a first down, and a pass interference call on the Aggies’ Toney Hurd Jr. in the end zone gave Kansas State the ball at the 2.

Klein went straight up the middle twice, getting across the goal line on his second try as the crowd erupted, and the Wildcats poured off the sideline to celebrate the victory.

No. 18 USC 40, Washington 17

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marqise Lee caught a touchdown pass and returned the second-half kickoff 88 yards for a score, and Curtis McNeal had a 79-yard TD sprint among his career-high 148 yards rushing in No. 18 Southern California’s 40-17 victory over Washington on Saturday.

Matt Barkley passed for 174 yards and one touchdown while running for an early score for the Trojans (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12), who made sure the Huskies had no chance to beat them on a last-second field goal, as they did in each of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian’s first two meetings with his former employer.

Marc Tyler also rushed for a score for the bowl-banned Trojans, who have won five of six heading into next weekend’s trip to Oregon.

Keith Price passed for just 125 yards for Washington (6-4, 4-3) before leaving with an injured left knee in the third quarter of the Huskies’ third loss in four weeks to Top-25 opponents.

Missouri 17, No. 21 Texas 5

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kendial Lawrence topped 100 yards with a touchdown in relief of injured Henry Josey and Missouri’s defense kept No. 21 Texas out of the end zone for the first time since 2004 in a 17-5 upset on Saturday that ended a six-game losing streak in the series.

James Franklin completed his first 10 passes and ran for a 2-yard score for the Tigers (5-5, 3-4 Big 12), who beat Texas for the first time since 1997. Lawrence had 106 yards on 18 carries with a 35-yard score in the second quarter.

Texas (6-3, 3-3) entered with injury concerns at running back and was held to 76 yards rushing in only its third road game of the year. Missouri allowed only a chip-shot field goal for the game’s first score and a safety off a blocked punt in the third quarter.

Denard Robinson didn’t play after a big third-quarter hit. Details about his injury weren’t available. In relief Gardner hit Martavious Odoms for a fourth quarter touchdown that gave Michigan (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) a 24-7 lead after Illinois scored.

The Illini (6-4, 2-4) finished with 214 yards of offense but had just 30 at halftime. For the fourth week in a row they didn’t score in the first half and they’ve lost four straight.

Illinois trailed 17-7 after quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase’s 14-yard third-quarter touchdown run. But he was intercepted by J.T Floyd on the next Illinois possession to set up Odoms’ TD.

West Virginia 24, No. 23 Cincinnati 21

CINCINNATI (AP) — Geno Smith threw for 372 yards and led a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that rallied West Virginia to a 24-21 victory Saturday over No. 23 Cincinnati — which lost both quarterback Zach Collaros and control of the Big East race.

Eain Smith blocked Tony Miliano’s attempt for a tying 31-yard field goal as time ran out, giving the Mountaineers (7-3, 3-2) a win they needed to stay in contention.

The Bearcats (7-2, 3-1) lost Collaros to a lower-leg injury in the second quarter, and he watched the rest of the game on crutches from the sideline with his right foot and ankle heavily wrapped.

Untested sophomore quarterback Munchie Legaux got the 48,152 fans at Paul Brown Stadium chanting his first name when he led the Bearcats to a pair of touchdowns for a 21-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. Legaux ran 7 yards for a score, and Isaiah Pead went 10 yards for his second touchdown.

Smith directed a 10-play drive that culminated in Shawne Alston’s 1-yard run for the go-ahead score with 8:52 left. Smith was 29 of 43 with a touchdown and no interceptions.

The Commodores (5-5, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) moved a win away from becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 and just the second since 1982 with two games remaining.

Kentucky (4-6, 1-5) had won two straight and eight of the last 10 in this series. The Wildcats, with freshman Maxwell Smith making his first road start, never threatened in this game and now must win either at No. 14 Georgia or in their home finale against Tennessee to extend their school-record streak to a sixth straight bowl game.

Vanderbilt sacked Smith four times and forced a turnover.

Arkansas St 30, La-Lafayette 21

JONESBORO (AP) — Ryan Aplin ran for a touchdown and passed for two more as Arkansas State rallied past Louisiana-Lafayette 30-21 in a Sun Belt Conference game Saturday.

It was the seventh straight victory for the Red Wolves, who maintained control of the conference race.

Aplin and Taylor Stockemer connected on a pair of first-quarter scores - 13 and 31 yards -- and Aplin scored on a 4-yard run with 1:31 left in the third as the Red Wolves (8-2, 6-0) regained the lead 27-21.

Brian Davis, who had 22- and 24-yard field goals in the first half, added a 21-yard field goal with 5:01 left to make it a two-score game.

Trailing 17-7 at halftime, the Cajuns (8-3, 6-2) rallied to take the lead at 21-20 on a pair of touchdown passes from Blaine Gautier to Darryl Surgent and a 4-yard run by Alonzo Harris with 9:00 left in the third.

Central Arkansas 23, Texas State 22

CONWAY (AP) — Eddie Camara’s 19-yard field goal with 1:02 to play gave Central Arkansas a 23-22 victory over Texas State on Saturday.

It was the seventh consecutive win for the Bears (8-3). Central Arkansas, guaranteed a second-place finish in the Southland Conference, is idle next week and will wait to see if they qualify for the FCS playoffs which begin in two weeks.

Texas State (6-5) led 13-0 after the first quarter on Terrence Franks’ 1-yard run — following Michael Gilmore’s 81-yard kickoff return — and a 63-yard fumble return by Michael Ebbitt.

Nathan Dick threw three touchdown passes, the last one to Thomas Hart with 6:26 remaining to put the Bears ahead 20-19. A 2-point conversion try failed, and Texas State went ahead 22-20 on Will Johnson’s 48-yard field goal with 4:16 to go.